about drown

Posted 04/05/2010 by jiangws2002 & filed under English.

drown verb
1	Error: Nobody knows why the ship drowned. ->Nobody know why the ship sank.See note at SINK
2	Error: The boy was nearly drown. ->The boy was drowning. Error: A man jumped into the river to save her from being drown. -> A man jumped into the river to save her from drowning. drown (verb) = die by being under the water and unable to breathe: ‘Help him! He’s drowning!’ ‘The lifeguard got to him too late. He had already drowned.’ ‘She keeps away from the water because she’s afraid of drowning.’